BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Erynnis propertius
Propertius Duskywing
| Scientific Name: | Erynnis propertius (Scudder and Burgess, 1870) | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Propertius Duskywing | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Pelham, J. P. 2008. A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. Volume 40. 658 pp. Revised 14 February, 2012. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | LE-ERYPRO | ||||||||||
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| Conservation Status / Legal Designation | |||||||||||
| Global Status: | G5 (Jul 2020) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S2 (Jan 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 6 - Not Assessed (2000) | ||||||||||
| Ecology & Life History | |||||||||||
| General Description: | |||||||||||
| Migration Characteristics: (Global / Provincial) | |||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
N / N / N / na / |
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Forest / Garry Oak Woodland / Obligate
Forest / Mixed Forest (deciduous/coniferous mix) / Obligate Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Obligate |
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Open oak or mixed woodlands with the foodplant oaks. | ||||||||||
| Food Habits: |
Herbivore:Immature
Nectarivore: Adult |
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| Global Food Habits Comments: | Caterpillar Hosts: Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), Garry oak (Q. garryana), and perhaps others (Prior et al. 2009). Adult Food: Flower nectar (Lotts and Naberhaus 2017). | ||||||||||
| Global Phenology: | |||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
| Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): | / / | ||||||||||
| Elevation (m) (min / max): |
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Provincial: |
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| Distribution | |||||||||||
| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | This species occurs from southern British Columbia, Canada, south through the Pacific slope of the US to Baja California Norte, Mexico (Lotts and Naberhaus 2017). | ||||||||||
| Authors / Contributors | |||||||||||
| Global Information Author: | Young, B. | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Jul 07, 2020 | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Baron, N., and F. Backhouse. 1999. Rare Butterflies of Southeastern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch. 6pp. |
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Guppy, C.S., and J.H. Shepard. 2001. Butterflies of British Columbia. UBC Press in collaboration with Royal B.C. Mus. 414pp. |
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Lotts, K., and T. Naberhaus, coordinators. 2017. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Available online: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version December 2018). |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2020. Species Summary: Erynnis propertius. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Apr 25, 2024).